schmahxgn Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I was wondering, is it possible to forge a sword out of a sort of Damascus style configuration of tungsten, titanium, Crucible steel, military grade aluminum; then clay temperate and quench it in some sort of oil? Basically my main goal is to make my interpretation of a vorpal blade as in the Lewis Carroll nonsense poem,"The Jabberwocky". essentially I would like it to be flexible but also hard second only to Diamonds. and though tungsten has the highest tensile strength of any metal it is hard to forge do the fact that has extremely high melting point and not much space between his melting point and scorching Point temperature was if I were to incorporate aluminum steel and some titanium in there that might circumvent that problem. Are there any points or guidance y'all could give me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini_ghost420 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 the only thing I know about blacksmithing is from final fantasy XIV AND i DON'T THINK THAT'S ANYTHING LIKE REAL LIFE. but anyway I could ask my sister she works with metals and also I have read The Jabberwocky many times 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmahxgn Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 Many of Lewis Carroll's contemporaries believe that vorpal is an inversion of the words verbal and gospel. Ergo, the vorpal sword is the word of a deity or God incarnate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini_ghost420 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Just now, schmahxgn said: Many of Lewis Carroll's contemporaries believe that vorpal is an inversion of the words verbal and gospel. Ergo, the vorpal sword is the word of a deity or God incarnate. yeah that line of thinking playing into that SCP I'm writing it's literally a vorpal court of law Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 graphene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 hmm that's a pretty eccentric question. Damascus style is not even easily achieved.. I mean the strength that earned the name anyway. It's a fustrating and time consuming process even for master blacksmiths.. Taking the finest metals, and first refining them, before they start beating and smashing the layers together.. I'm sure someone with a metal shop could humor you though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Gonna take a wild guess and say you're trying to fuse metals that don't want to fuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmahxgn Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 2 hours ago, rpgamer said: Gonna take a wild guess and say you're trying to fuse metals that don't want to fuse. I was, in actuality, thinking of layering from the internal core outward. Like, putting the more flexible metals at the center of the blade, then adding a layer of more tensile metal on the next layer, then applying heat and pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdamizer Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 All I know is dragon bone is super heavy when you keep forgetting to drop it all off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I'm just saying, my lack of knowledge thinks those metals won't forge weld properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmahxgn Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 You could be correct, sir. However, an intrepid soul does not waver in the face of daunting improbability when there is even the slight iota of possibility for innovation and progression in any particular craft or field, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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